The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bjorn Baker finished 1,006th of 1,587 men in the Open division at Sydney 2025, in 1:27:16.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:28. A harder second half: 4:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Sydney gained about 1:48.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:23v median +0:27
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:43v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 4:53v median +0:20
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 4:50v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:32v median +0:46
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 5:11v median +0:32
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Block 07 11:44Running 7 5:37v median +0:57
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Block 08 13:28Running 8 7:43v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1510
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,510 men who finished.